Timberwolfs?

[twoblink]

Stemming from another discussion... I was thinking about the rifle that I like but can't find/afford. The Timberwolf's...

I prefer pump action over lever, and in .357 or .44, it's perfect if you have a revolver...

So I'm curious to know why they don't import them anymore...

BTW, I'm working on getting the Browning BPS/Ithaca bottom eject design for something that is revolver caliber... I prefer bottom eject (I'm left handed... Shell casing burns on the right arms is not that fun after like the 5th...) So I hope sometime later, I will be able to design something that will take a revolver/pistol caliber in a pump rifle that's bottom eject..

Think there's a market for them, or am I the only one that wants one?

[Erich]

Judging from the prices they bring, there's a market.

I think it might be a limited market, though (you know, like the market for 9x19 revolvers - you get oddballs like me who like them, but most folks don't see the point), and therefore not worth the trouble of the manufacturers. The market for handgun-caliber carbines is already limited (not to mention divided between the market for semiauto-cartridge carbines and that for those chambered for cartridges ordinarily used in revolvers) in the first place, since most folks (judging from sales) prefer their shoulder arms to pack a lot more wallop.

I wouldn't be surprised if the feeling of the gun companies is that the lever-actions already on the market adequately fill the niche for those who'd want a revolver-caliber carbine (tho I would agree with those who claim that the Timberwolf pump is probably a lot faster to operate than a lever), and, besides, there's no doubt that the interest of the "cowboy" crowd in the levers makes these lever-action carbines profitable.

If they were still available, though, I'm sure the Timberwolves would have steady (though by no means momentous) sales. I'd probably buy one for my stepfather.

[Ceol Mhor]

There are three different companies currently working on Colt Lightning pump rifle replicas...IIRC, they'll all retail around $1000, at least to start with.

As for speed - what I've read on Cowboy forums is that pumps are a bit faster to mechanically work, but working the slide pushes your sights off target a lot more than working a lever does. None of the top cowboy shooters use pumps, even though they can be found (original Lightnings).

Personally, I want one anyway. I think they're really cool. :)

[Erich]

So does my stepfather . . . who also lives in West Lafayette. :)